IT Development Placement Review

Item: IT Development Placement at Newcastle Building Society
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Newcastle Building Society

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

Newcastle

Review Submitted: September 2023

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I was a software QA placement. On a day to day basis I would attend department & team meetings as well as complete different forms of testing for features on both the NBS and NBS client apps.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

My team were very understanding in the sense that they did not overwhelm me with responsibilities from the moment I first started. I began with simple tasks and increased the complexity over time when I was comfortable doing so.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Skills developed:
- Test software with great attention to detail
- Work and communicating in a team
- Time management
- Software development (Team were flexible and allowed me to contribute through software development as well as QA.
- Working in an Agile team

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I found that there was a great support structure at NBS. Whether it be anyone in my team or department, my line manager, my personal mentor or the early talent team, I felt comfortable reaching out to anyone. They each provided me with plenty of guidance throughout my placement.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

The atmosphere & culture was very nice in my experience - everyone gets on very well.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Overall I found my placement to be great. I had my worries going into it but I soon found myself enjoying working there. I met lots of great people and learned lots of new skills which will help me massively in my future career. I would recommend the role to anyone.